FlamesNation Mailbag: Only half paying attention

There’s only so many times one can answer “why is Brouwer?” without eventually becoming a Flames nihilist. You eventually will go numb and want to talk about hats, basketball, and burgers rather than fret about who’s on the third line for the umpteenth time.

So half hockey, half not. Have fun!

Hockey questions

When precisely did CGY's season fall apart and why? The obvious answer is Mike Smith's injury but is there another point in time that's a better answer?

— Ian (@ianberg) March 3, 2018

Well it’s Mike Smith.

For a team with many inconsistencies, Smith was the one constant that could at least keep games within reaching distance. I think a large problem with these recent stretch of games…